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MIT Professor Celebrates 60th Birthday With Scholarship Fund

MIT Professor Celebrates 60th Birthday With Scholarship Fund CAMBRIDGE, Mass.MIT professor Dr. Wesley L. Harris is a private person who prefers to celebrate birthdays quietly with his family, little fanfare, no fuss.When his 60th loomed last fall, his wife, Sandra, wanted to surprise him by doing something special. Her dilemma: What do you do for […]

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UAB President Claims She Was Forced Out Because of Gender, Age

UAB President Claims She Was Forced Out Because of Gender, AgeBIRMINGHAM, Ala.Dr. Ann Reynolds claims in a federal discrimination complaint that she was forced out of the University of Alabama in Birmingham presidency because of her gender and age. She also claims she never received a serious retirement offer. A board of trustees spokeswoman has […]

Scholarships to Aid Students With Drug Records

Scholarships to Aid Students With Drug RecordsWASHINGTONOpponents of a 1998 law that denies federal aid to thousands of college students with criminal drug records are trying to work around the law by offering financial help to those affected. A coalition of drug-law reform groups last month inaugurated a scholarship for those denied aid because of […]

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High Court Passes Up College’s Free Speech Case

High Court Passes Up College’s Free Speech CaseWASHINGTONLeaders of a Kentucky community college lost a free speech case that asked the Supreme Court if a college instructor had a constitutional right to use racial slurs in class as part of a discussion on hurtful communication. Complaints about the lesson cost the teacher his job, and […]

Professional Appointments

Professional AppointmentsDr. Elaine J. Copeland has been named president of Clinton Junior College in Rock Hill, S.C. Previously, she was acting president of the college. Copeland earned a bachelor’s degree from Livingstone College, master’s degrees from Winthrop University and the University of Illinois, and a doctorate from Oregon State University.Dr. Paul Killpatrick has been named […]

Just Another Angry Black Man?

Just Another Angry Black Man?An open letter from Penn State faculty, staff and graduate students on Nolan Richardson’s firing The only surprising thing about University of Arkansas head basketball coach Nolan Richardson’s so-called “eruption” at a press conference in February was that it took so long. While some attention has been paid to the ridiculously […]

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College Board Proposes SAT Overhaul

College Board Proposes SAT OverhaulBERKELEY, Calif.In a bid to avoid losing the University of California as a customer, the head of the College Board has proposed overhauling the SAT I test after university officials criticized the exam and announced they were considering dropping it as an admissions standard. Gaston Caperton, president of the New York-based […]

Faculty & Staff

Bluefield State President Resigns

Bluefield State President Resigns, Plans to Teach at CollegeBLUEFIELD, W.Va.Bluefield State College president Dr. Robert Moore announced his resignation last month, citing a desire to pursue new personal and professional goals. Moore, who became BSC president in June 1993, following 19 years as a member of the college’s faculty and administrative staff, is stepping down […]

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NAFEO Ends Conference With Tribute to HBCU Presidents

NAFEO Ends Conference With Tribute to HBCU PresidentsWashingtonThe National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) ended its 27th annual conference last month in Washington with a tribute to some of higher education’s most deserving leaders. More than 20 former and current Black college presidents and chancellors were honored for their outstanding leadership and […]

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Events

EVENTSAPRILApril 15-17Third Annual Presidents’ Summit & Leadership Conference Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund Inc.Indianapolis University Place Conference CenterContact: Thurgood Marshall Scholarship FundPhone: (212) 573-8888April 18-19New York City Louis Stokes AllianceFor Minority Participation in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology 5th Annual Urban University ConferenceCity College of New YorkContact: NYC Louis Stokes AlliancePhone: (212) 650-8854E-mail: ampcc@cunyvm.cuny.eduApril 18HBCU Pre-Session […]

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Howard University Student Crowned Miss USA

Howard University Student Crowned Miss USAGARY, Ind.Howard University broadcast communications major Shauntay Hinton, 23, was crowned Miss USA earlier this month. The Starkville, Miss., native’s knees buckled when she was declared the winner at the pageant held in Gary, Ind. “It took all of my strength to lift myself back up,” she says. “It’s just […]

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Professional Appointments

Professional AppointmentsDr. Minnie Holmes-McNary has been named assistant professor in the department of human nutrition at Ohio State University. Holmes-McNary has held positions at the University of Illinois School of Veterinary Medicine. She earned dual bachelor’s degrees from the University of Illinois at Springfield and a doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. […]

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